Dr Aamir Khan

From 1958-62 the Indian military encircled Chinese soldiers on top of some of the tallest mountains in the world and forced them to give way. Many Chinese soldiers died, without resisting. Nehru’s policy was to occupy “watershed” points so that when the boundary was settled, India would get the choicest slopes. He made one small […]

The esteemed Supreme Court of Pakistan’s five-judge bench has disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif because he was not deemed ‘honest’ according to Section 99(1)(f) of the Representative of the People Act 1976 (ROPA) and Article 62(1)(f). Nawaz Sharif was not deemed ‘honest’ because, according to the Court’s judgement, “he did not disclose his aforesaid assets” […]

Nusrat Javeed says the recent ‘charge sheet’ against Nawaz Sharif contains material he saw in 1990. Professor Obed Pasha says the deep-state is using Panama to ‘take control of the lucrative CPEC to further expand its empire.’ Rauf Klasra says Nawaz Sharif is a conspirator for having colluded twice with the establishment. The season of […]

The JIT has delivered its report. All eyes are now set upon the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Much will depend on what the Supreme Court does with the report but as things stand, it is fair to say that the Pakistani ship has entered stormy waters. The report has been summarized in every single Pakistani […]

In Pakistan, democracy is a plant which is taken out of its pot every few years to examine how well it has sunk its roots. It seems that the time has come to do precisely this. A ‘coalition of the willing’ has been put together to remove Nawaz Sharif. We are back to square one. […]

A wave of terrorist incidents in the West is causing widespread consternation at both governmental and societal levels. And yet, while the academic world splurges millions of barrels of printer ink researching mostly irrelevant topics, and security personnel squander an equivalent amount of physical effort forestalling such incidents, nobody to my knowledge has developed a […]

Recently, on a short trip to China where I was once posted as a diplomat, I was flattered when a Chinese friend asked for my autograph. To think that my Daily Times articles were now being read in China! However, my ego was soon deflated. My friend explained that his wife was so impressed by […]

  In a recently released development update on Pakistan, the World Bank has summarised the state of Pakistan’s economy aptly, wisely and succinctly. The report is slick, well-written, and buttressed by all the right facts, figures and graphs. Even non-economists like me can read it. The report heaps praise on Pakistan’s government where it should, […]

Just as oceanic tsunamis occasionally recede to reveal a newly formed island, the infamous Dawn Leaks have receded to leave behind a most remarkable, politically significant and long-lasting structure. And the irony is our TV anchors, who waste millions of TV viewer hours every day, have missed this powerful development. They have neglected one of […]

If I respect one man for the rare combination of integrity and verbal eloquence, it is Justice Asif Khosa. I had the honour of serving on the Rhodes selection panel with him. However, I beg to differ with his view of humanity, philosophy and Pakistani politics. We differ on our views on the tragi-comedy of […]